CVE-2013-6075 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2013-6075

The compare_dn function in utils/identification.c in strongSwan 4.3.3 through 5.1.1...

Vulnerability Description

The compare_dn function in utils/identification.c in strongSwan 4.3.3 through 5.1.1 allows (1) remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read, NULL pointer dereference, and daemon crash) or (2) remote authenticated users to impersonate arbitrary users and bypass access restrictions via a crafted ID_DER_ASN1_DN ID, related to an "insufficient length check" during identity comparison.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

strongswan
Vulnerable Versions:
4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5, 4.3.6, 4.3.7, 4.4.0, 4.4.1, 4.5.0, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.5.3, 4.6.0, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.6.3, 4.6.4, 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4, 5.1.0

Timeline

Official Publish: November 2nd, 2013
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.